Wordly Wise 3000 Book 12 Lesson 6

Question 1

Synonyms include: angel, foregoer, forerunner, harbinger, herald, outrider, & advertiser

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precursor

Question 2

Who is a person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner?

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Precursor

Question 3

Antonyms include: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing, triumphant, & bright

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dolorous

Question 4

What is a state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity?

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Torpor

Question 5

What is the history of a family and how its members are related to one another?

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Geneology

Question 6

What is a lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic?

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Dissertation

Question 7

What means "causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow?"

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Dolorous

Question 8

What means "one who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of other?"

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Interloper

Question 9

What means "producing or capable of producing many offspring?"

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Fecund

Question 10

What means "deprived of good sense and judgement, especially as a result of imbibing alcohol?"

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Inebriated

Question 11

The teenager touched the screen to _______ the mobile app.

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actuate

Question 12

What is an outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development of consequence?

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Ramification

Question 13

What means to cause to put into mechanical motion?

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Actuate

Question 14

Describe the "Meeting of the Waters" in Brazil.

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brackish

Question 15

When Traye studied his family’s _____________, he learned his ancestors came from Germany.

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genealogy

Question 16

What means "widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people?"

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Endemic

Question 17

What means "relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning"?

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Cognitive

Question 18

What means "seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive?"

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Insidious

Question 19

What means "made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater"?

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Brackish

Question 20

What is a feeling that something is about to occur?

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Presentiment

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